Photographer: Dieter Nagl

Visit of José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC, to Austria

José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC, went to Vienna where he notably met with Michael Spindelegger, Austrian Federal Vice-Chancellor and Minister for European and International Affairs. They participated together in the European People's Party (EPP) Summit.
José Manuel Barroso then met with Werner Faymann, Austrian Federal Chancellor. Discussions focused on the preparations of the next European Council of 27-28/06/2013, the economic situation and the on-going reforms in Europe. They also talked about the floods that affected Austria on previous days. During their joint press conference José Manuel Barroso underlined the need of an European consensus on the practical ways to resolve the crisis and to restore sustainable growth, and he called for more confidence.